Percutaneous biopsy in diffuse liver disease: Increasing diagnostic yield and decreasing complication rate by routine ultrasound assessment of puncture site

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1318-1321

  Caturelli, Eugenio ^a   Giacobbe, Antonio ^a   Facciorusso, Domenico ^a   Bisceglia, Michele ^a   Villani, Maria Rosaria ^a   Siena, Domenico Angelo ^a   Fusilli, Saverio ^a   Squillante, Maria Maddalena ^a   Andriulli, Angelo ^a  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; GALLBLADDER PERFORATION; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HEMATOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0030040072     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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